Oregon, OH Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Downtown Design Guide (2026)

Chapter 1144 was adopted by Ordinance 068-2017 (passed May 22, 2017) and covers three mapped areas along Navarre Avenue, Dustin Road, Isaac Streets Drive and East Harbor Drive, described parcel by parcel in Sec. 03. Under Sec. 02, the overlay adds design requirements on top of the underlying base zoning district, and where the two conflict, the overlay's rule controls. 06 sets a build-to range rather than a single setback line: a minimum front yard of 25 feet and a maximum of 50 feet from the right-of-way for Navarre Avenue frontage, and along Dustin Road, Isaac Streets Drive and East Harbor Drive, a minimum of the greater of 10 feet from the curb or 10 feet from the right-of-way, with a maximum of 25 feet that can grow 15 feet more for a public-private outdoor dining space.

07 requires sidewalks along every public street and a 5-foot connecting walkway from commercial or institutional entrances to the street sidewalk. 08 lays out the architectural rules: buildings must front at least 60 percent of the lot's width, entrances must be clearly defined against the surrounding wall using a sheltering element such as an awning, portico or peaked roof, and any frontage over 50 feet needs vertical piers or other vertical elements spaced 15 to 35 feet apart to break up the wall plane and avoid a long, unbroken facade.

09 layers extra landscaping onto Chapter 1152's citywide buffer rules, including one tree for every 30 feet of street frontage. Site plans, landscape plans and building elevation drawings for any parcel in the district go to the Design Review Committee established in Chapter 1343 for review and approval before any permit is issued, per Sec. 04(e).